釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.13

6.13

第二、釋四無量名者：一、慈無量心者，慈名愛念眾生，常求樂事以饒益之；二、悲無量心者，悲名愍念眾生，受五道中種種身苦；三、喜無量心者，喜名欲令眾生從樂得歡喜；四、捨無量心者，捨三種心，但念眾生，不憎不愛。緣此四法故，說於四心，遍十方平等無隔，名無量心。修慈心，為除眾生中瞋覺故；修悲心，為除眾生中惱覺故；修喜心，為除眾生中不悅樂故；修捨心，為除眾生中憎愛故。此四定次第階級之相，在下當釋。

Second, explaining the names of the four immeasurables: 1. The immeasurable mind of loving-kindness: loving-kindness means affectionately thinking of sentient beings, constantly seeking pleasant matters to benefit them. 2. The immeasurable mind of compassion: compassion means pitying sentient beings who suffer various physical afflictions in the five destinies. 3. The immeasurable mind of sympathetic joy: sympathetic joy means wishing to cause sentient beings to obtain joy from happiness. 4. The immeasurable mind of equanimity: equanimity means abandoning the three kinds of mind, merely being mindful of sentient beings without hatred or love. Taking these four dharmas as conditions, the four minds are spoken of; pervading the ten directions equally without barrier, they are called immeasurable minds. One cultivates loving-kindness to eliminate malice toward sentient beings; one cultivates compassion to eliminate vexatious thoughts toward sentient beings; one cultivates sympathetic joy to eliminate discontent toward sentient beings; one cultivates equanimity to eliminate hatred and love toward sentient beings. The sequential stages and marks of these four absorptions will be explained below.